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Link between early exposure to acetaminophen and childhood asthma found weak, overstated
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Current evidence regarding purported link between early life exposure to acetaminophen and development of childhood asthma is...
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Children with NAFLD and high blood pressure more likely to develop cardiovascular issues
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: High blood pressure in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can significantly increase their chances of developing...
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Children With NAFLD and High Blood Pressure More Likely to Develop Cardiovascular Issues
- Author:
- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: High blood pressure in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can significantly increase their chances of developing...
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FDA warns against laparoscopic power morcellation
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- Deepak Chitnis
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Sickle cell anemia trial halted because of early success
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- Deepak Chitnis
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Medicare beneficiaries in hospice care get better care, have fewer costs
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Medicare beneficiaries with poor-prognosis cancer who received hospice care had lower rates of hospitalization, ICU admission...
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Telemedicine-based collaborative care benefits rural veterans with PTSD
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Collaborative care models can “encourage veterans to intiate and adhere to evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD.” Major...
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Fractional laser technology reduces facial acne scarring
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Treatment of facial acne scars with a diffractive lens array and a picosecond 755-nm alexandrite laser improves the appearance...
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No difference between losartan and atenolol treatments for aortic-root dilation
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: No significant difference in aortic-root dilation was found in children and young adults with Marfan’s syndrome treated with...
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CABG beats PCI for revascularization of diabetics
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: CABG is the preferred long-term revascularization technique for diabetics. Major finding: Diabetic patients with multivessel...
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Mali added to list of countries for enhanced Ebola screening
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- Deepak Chitnis
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Stress More Dangerous for Women With Heart Disease Than for Men
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Younger women with stable coronary heart disease suffer greater stress-induced myocardial ischemia than men do. Major finding...
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Stress more dangerous for women with heart disease than for men
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Younger women with stable coronary heart disease suffer greater stress-induced myocardial ischemia than men do. Major finding...
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CDC: Contact Lens Wearers Must Be Careful to Avoid Risk, Burden of Keratitis
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- Deepak Chitnis
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CDC: Contact lens wearers must be careful to avoid risk, burden of keratitis
- Author:
- Deepak Chitnis